Carters Lake (Blue Ridge Mountains)

Carters Lake
Carters Lake
Carters Lake
LocationBlue Ridge Mountains
Gilmer & Murray counties, Georgia
United States
Coordinates34°36′26″N 84°38′00″W / 34.6072°N 84.6332°W / 34.6072; -84.6332
Typenatural lake, reservoir
Primary inflowsCoosawattee River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area3,200 acres (13 km2)
Average depth200 ft (61 m)
Max. depth450 ft (140 m)
Water volume383,600 acre⋅ft (0.4732 km3)
Shore length162 mi (100 km)
Surface elevation1,074 ft (327 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Carters Lake is a man-made reservoir located on the Coosawattee River in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Gilmer and Murray counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the state's deepest lake.